Tag: Book Review
Book Review – Carlo Acutis, the first Millenial Saint
BOOK REVIEW by Allan Wright
God wants the same thing from each of us: friendship with him. But the ways there are endless
The author of...
Final work of an iconic Australian poet
Posthumous volumes of poetry hold a particular fascination. Is the poet losing his powers or does the keenness of dwindling life produce a new honesty, a new self-assessment, or new depths of creativity? Czeslaw Milosz and R.S. Thomas produced masterworks well into their old age while many others seem to coast by on past achievements.
Why church is good
First, a heads-up for Catholic readers: The author of “The Point of Church” is a Baptist minister and pastor in Alabama. Second heads-up: Don’t worry about it.
Getting to the Gospel’s core
New book sets out the story of God and His people in what’s known as ‘Minimal English’, using a new approach to language to restate eternal truths for an increasingly digital generation.
A vision for a Plenary
In his pared-back but very timely new book, Foundations: Preparing the Church in Australia for the Plenary Council and Beyond, Archbishop Julian Porteous of...
Not so dead and buried, after all
All the evidence around us points to the fact that Christianity is in decline in Australia.
Two generations ago, virtually every member of Australian society...
Book review: The Great Discovery
Fascinating story of a prominent couple's conversion
In Ulf Ekman, a former Protestant pastor – whom some described as the Billy Graham of Sweden -...
Great books on parenting
Kim Cameron-Smith cuts through a great deal of fluff that’s out there in the Christian/Catholic parenting world and gets to the heart of the...
His Angels at our Side Book Review
Writing about angels might seem to be a displacement activity, given the world’s myriad problems and the Church’s own internal difficulties.
But as Fr John...
33 Days to Greater Glory Review: Joy of knowing the Father
Four years ago, on a men’s retreat, I heard for the first time that it was MY job to be the face of God...